ISE Reduces Trading Latency for Options Exchange

ISE Reduces Trading Latency for Options Exchange

The Intel® Xeon® processor E5 family helps ISE reduce trading latency and expand capacity for a second options exchange

Maintaining peak performance on an electronic options trading exchange is challenging enough. Boosting performance while preparing to open a second exchange raises the stakes, especially when your customers are attune...d to responsiveness measured in microseconds. To meet these challenges, the International Securities Exchange (ISE) refreshed its infrastructure with new generations of Intel® Xeon® processors. The organization has more than doubled performance, significantly reducing trading latency. By adding processing headroom, ISE was able to launch a new options exchange while controlling costs.

Challenges• Reduce latency. Minimize the latency of all transactions, even during high-volume periods, to improve competitiveness in the high-stakes world of options trading.• Add capacity. Expand the existing core trading system to provide the headroom to launch a second options exchange while controlling costs.